We all have our demons! We all struggle with our own addictions! There is something I have been hiding for a long time and can’t bear the weight of this monkey on my back any longer….I, Jenn Cain, am a snooze-a-holic. Yes you heard that right…gee I hope you’re not incredibly disappointed right now, but it’s the truth. You know that evil little button on the top of the alarm clock…the SNOOZE! Come on, they totally set you up to use the thing, it’s the largest button on the clock!! Our love affair probably began some time in college I am sure…ask a past roommate…Cindy? Deb? Was I an abuser then? It has only been in the last few years that my problem has become so dire. You see I have an enabler…its Matty, my husband. Now I’m sure he’s reading this, mouth open with that “no way are you pinning this on me” look on his face, but it’s the truth. Matt gets up at an ungodly hour to go to work every morning. I’m not exactly sure of the time, somewhere between WHAT? and NO WAY IN HELL? So since I don’t really know, let’s call it “O’dark thirty”! He is showered, says goodbye to me and is on his way before my alarm even goes off most mornings and I feel this is the SOUL reason this addiction has flourished and gone on for so long, you see…I would never subject this ridiculousness to another human being (the cats and dog don’t count) so it is therefore Matty’s fault (you buyin it? Didn’t think so…)!
The alarm is set for 6:15…but I don’t get up til 7:05…but it’s really 7 cause the clock is 5 minutes fast – I know, I know…this illness runs deep!!! What I have to tell you next I am not proud of! I, Jenn Cain, then proceed to hit the snooze button 5 TIMES before actually getting out of bed (stop judging me!! You know you are!) Now, there is a ritual to the snoozes and they all hold their own purpose – some would call it OCD, but I am gonna stick with ritual because it sounds better: Snooze #1 is a gimme, I think I actually fall back asleep to this one. Snooze hit #2 comes at 6:25 and this is a more task oriented snooze, I grab my ipod and check mail and Facebook, that’s an addiction better left to discussion on another day when I have more strength! Snooze #3 is 6:35, grab the clicker and turn on “TODAY in New York”. Snooze #4 6:45, actually put glasses on because usually at this point in the news broadcast is a detailed weather report and it’s not acceptable to just hear that it will be sunny, I need visual proof and must see the little sun graphic on the 5 day weather planner for it to actually be real. Snooze #5 6:55 my last ditch effort to eek out a smidge of rest before starting the day, but I usually end up checking Facebook again (I know…I know). Finally we arrive at 7:05, which if you remember from earlier is really 7am. As soon as Matt Lauer and female co-anchor for the day get thru the morning headlines…I am up and at em!
So I ask…is it just me? Am I the only snooze button abuser out there?
Monday, April 19, 2010
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I'm going with yes and planning to set my second alarm for 6:05. I'm usually gone by then and you don't even know which button does what on my alarm clock. It's a pledge see, I hate to be an enabler. :)
ReplyDeleteI used to be that way, and I always pushed the snooze button and kept my clock fast. The clock is still fast by a half hour (how much of a problem is that)but now I don't really sleep more than two or three hours a night so the snooze button is no longer and issue. I don't even set the alarm. I am awake anyway.
ReplyDeleteUh, I was and am a fellow snooze-a-holic, and it is a miracle either of us ever made it to any JC class that began before 11 AM. Deb :)
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